The battery packs are probably the reason they're in the PnP. Jaime
On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 7:43 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Checking PnP yards and the Priii are showing up in numbers. Mostly the > original series. I am trying to figure out if the battery packs could be > used to make an electric SLC. > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD - Allen > > > > > On Dec 16, 2017, at 9:12 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Except for the "dry type" batteries like the Prius uses, I've never had > a battery that covers couldn't be pried off of that exposed the cells and > allowed the use of a hydrometer and the addition of water; and I've never > had one that the covers couldn't be pushed or tapped back on. > > I can understand why stores don't want their clerks dealing with > sulfuric acid solution, and would rather replace batteries than open them, > but for DIYers, I think a hydrometer could save a lot of time and trouble. > > The last battery I bought had no visible electrolyte in one cell when I > checked it after driving home. I took it back and told the manager. > > He refused to even look at the cell and said if the battery goes bad, > he'll replace it. > > I guessed that the factory had put in the acid but not the water since > the battery likely wouldn't have started the car if they had added the > water but not the acid, so I went home and filled the cell with distilled > water. It's been a few years and the battery is still working well. > > Gerry > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> Gerry writes: > >> > >>> I don't understand why seemingly no one uses a sp.gr. hydrometer > anymore. > >> > >> Two words. > >> Sealed. > >> Batteries. > >> I have a turkey baster style > >> specific gravity hydrometer I haven't used in years.... > >> > >> Rick > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > > > -- > > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > http://www.avg.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
